Hat.



PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

A. MAYER.

HAT.

APPLICATION nun JAN. 19. 1907.

NORRIS Pz'rtns co., wasnmcnm. n, c,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH MAYER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT.

V Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25,1907.

Application filed January 19, 1907. Serial No. 353,016.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADoLPH MAYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, Manhattan, county and State of l have invented new and useful Imof which the following struction of the covering, with a view of;

producing a superior artistic effect and facilitating laundering.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a perspective view of my improved hat; Fig. 2 a longitudinal central section thereof Fig. 3 a detail of the crown-covering before being gathered Fig. 4 a detail of the ruffie, and Fig. 5 a detail of the rim-covering.

The rigid hat frame is composed of a crownsection 10, and an integral rim-section 11, both preferably made of wire. The crowncovering is composed of a long and narrow formed between crown and rim. At its upper edge, strip 12 is provided with a hem 14, containing a draw-string 15. The lower edge of the strip is provided with a string 16 or equivalent means for securing the strip around the bottom of the crown. Theright and left ends of the strip, converge preferably from top to bottom, because more material is required for encircling the top of the crown than for encircling the bottom thereof, the crown being usually made of the tapering form shown.

In use, strip 12 is laid around the crown and secured thereto at its bottom by string 16. At the top the strip is drawn togetherby means of string 15, which, on being tied, so gathers the strip that it will form a number of folds radiating on top of the crown from the apex thereof toward the periphery, thus producing a rich and pleasing effect.

he rim-covering consists of a radially slitted annular pocket 17 secured in position by strings 18. The pocket is also made of washable material and is integral with the crown-lining 19. Upon the rim and on top of pocket 17, is supported an ornamental position by a fiie may obviously be attached either to the crown-covering 12, or to hen the washable parts are secured in position. the hat frame Will b pletely in a simple and attractive manner. When they are removed, they may be readily laundered, the strip 12 being first straight ened out so as to draw out the folds. claim: I 1. A hat composed of a frame having -a crown and a rim, an elongated strip covering the crown, the strip having its ends converg- I tending folds on top of the crown and also to he strip upon the latter, and means for detachably securing the shorter edge of the strip to the ame.

2. A hat composed of a frame having a crown and a rim, an elongated strip covering the crown, the strip having its ends converg- 4 I mg from one edge to the other edge, the 5 longer edge of the strip having a hem, a drawstring disposed within the hem to gather the strip on the top of the crown, the longer edge of the strip and the draw-string cooperating when the former is gathered by the latter to form a series of radially extending folds on top of the crown and also to hold the strip upon the latter, means for detachably securing the shorter edge of the strip to the frame,- and-material detachably secured upon the rimindependently of said strip.

hat composed of a frame having a crown and a rim, a strip covering the crown, means whereby the strip may be gathered along one edge and held upon the crown, means for removably securing the other edge of the strip to the frame at the inner edge of the rim, a rim covering embracing the rim and having a portion forming the crown lining, finishing material secured over the upper outer face of the rim covering, and means for removably securing the finishing material upon the ame independently of said strip or said rim covering.

4. A hat composed of a frame having a crown and a rim, an elongated strip covering ruffle 20 that encircles the bottom of the the crown, the strip having a hem along one ITO 5 for detachably securing t a draW string disposed strip or finishing material may be removed ther the strip on the top from the frame independently of each other. 10 form a series of radially Signed by me at New York city, (Manhatp of the crown, means tan) N. Y., this 18th day of January, 1907.

' ADOLPH MAYER.

he opposite longitulongitudinal edge, within the hem t0 ga of the crown and to extending folds on to Witnesses:

WM. R. SonULz,

the strip to the frame, and a fin- FRANK v. BBIESEN.

al detachably secured over the ently of said strip whereby the dinal edge of islnng materi rim indep end 

